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A theorbo (Italian: tiorba, also tuorbe; French: théorbe, German: Theorbe) is a plucked string instrument. As a name, theorbo signifies a number of long-necked lutes with second ...

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The virtual home of the theorbo, and the website for lutenist Lynda Sayce.

Lynda Sayce

What is a theorbo? The theorbo is a type of lute which was developed in Florence during the 1580s to accompany the voice.

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THEORBO Theorbos were a type of archlute developed in the 1500s and were still in use in the 18th century. They developed from the notion of taking the lowest string to a second ...

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The diaries of Samuel Pepys from London, UK in the 17th century

Theorbo (Pepys' Diary)

a large 17th-cent. lute with a double neck and two sets of strings


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